ASTM B540 Palladium vs. Grade 360 Molybdenum
Both ASTM B540 palladium and grade 360 molybdenum are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is grade 360 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 6.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 430 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 270 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 37 to 64 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 120 to 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 14 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |